just got this via cdm:
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/0...h-real-action/
nice to see ome competition developing here ...
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just got this via cdm:
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/0...h-real-action/
nice to see ome competition developing here ...
that's pretty dope. i like the xy on the nanopad, but i like how the akai has pads and buttons...but that keyboard looks to squash the nanokey, assuming the price is competitive.
oh...btw, just saw this disclaimer on the CDM post:
Correction: The image above was what was run on musicradar.com; I’m not in the habit of ripping anyone’s images but I assumed it was a press image. Akai has written to say these are not correct images of the new products; we’ll shortly post replacement images.
The LPD looks pretty tight. I can't see a keyboard that small being useful though imo. Plus that "under a pound" thing kind of just throws me off.
Even though I understand how people could find some good use for them, I can't see myself using any kind of keyboard controller so small and light.
Just my opinion. Akai's mini-keyboard certainly seems to top Korg's attempt. Happy to see some competition though.
i would like the idea if i was going to be stuck on a plane and/or hotel room
i love akai's pads, assuming they share some similarities to their other drum machines..i'll definitely be picking one of them up..
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Originally Posted by kelsey7k
These could be pretty decent and kill the korg nano line if they have a better build quality than the korg's
They look sick, I curious to see what the price is going to be.
some more information emerges:
http://www.macmusic.org/news/view.php/lang/en/id/8251/
i especially like that:
"Both the LPD8 and LPK25 have four memory banks for programming and recalling settings appropriate to different software programs they use."
i assume this means that it will send different MIDI messages for the different banks?
Man I need that LPD8...